Forfatter fødeår: 1865-1936
Some poems can really teach us something if we read carefully and understand the essence. This lyric poem by Kipling makes no difference. By reading it, a man can find some wise... Læs mere
Þegar Harvey, dekraður fimmtán ára sonur járnbrautareiganda og auðkýfings, fellur frá borði skips er honum bjargað frá drukknun af fiskveiðibát. Áhöfnin, sem er grimm og í senn svo... Læs mere
One day, a little English boy called Teddy finds a mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi in the family house garden. He thinks that the poor animal is dead, but his mother... Læs mere
Helen Turrell is a young and well-off single woman, living a the countryside village. But one day, she decides to travel to southern France and returns home with a baby... Læs mere
"In American Notes", the Anglo-Indian Rudyard Kipling visits the USA, and the travel-diary that came out of it offers an interesting view of the America of the 1880's.Kipling affects a... Læs mere
"The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) is inspired by the real-life actions of James Brook, a British soldier who made himself Rajah of Sarawak (Borneo). In this short story,... Læs mere
Fleete is an Englishman who is traveling to India. Unfortunately, the poor man has no prior understanding or respect for Indian culture and ends up desecrating a... Læs mere
"The Brushwood Boy" tells the story of British army officer, George Cottar, following him from childhood and into his first posting to India. During his placement, Cottar keeps... Læs mere
Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan are two scruffy adventurers who are planning to conquer Kafiristan – a remote part of Afghanistan. The two men pretend to... Læs mere
After a passionate affair with Agnes Keith-Wessington, Jack Pansay wearies of her and becomes engaged to Miss Kitty Mannering. However, Wessington refuses to... Læs mere
An Adjutant-crane, a jackal and a giant crocodile are talking by the river, under a newly built railway bridge. The crocodile remembers the good old days, when he used... Læs mere
"... Por lo tanto, así están las cosas, deberemos hacerlo solos, e irnos a otro lugar donde no esté lleno de hombres y uno pueda ir a la suya. No somos pequeños hombres, y no... Læs mere